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  Of Forgiveness, Community Gatherings, and Celebrations: Their Relevance to the Corporate World Last weekend, we concluded the 8-day Jain festival Paryushan, and commenced the 10-day festivals of Ganesh Chaturthi and Onam, marking seasons of forgiveness, community, and celebration. Paryushan doesn’t have a greeting like "Happy Paryushan." Instead, we say "Michchami Dukkadam," seeking forgiveness for any hurt caused in the past year. The festival has elements of full or partial fasting and community bonding. Similarly, Ganesh Chaturthi and Onam foster unity and gratitude. These festivals highlight the core values that are equally significant for personal life as well as corporate world. In our fast-paced, often virtual work environments, the corporate 'community / team' gatherings hold transformative potential. Forgiveness is not about others but about clearing your own mental space, letting go of grudges that can poison professional relationships.  Forgive,...

  "Nobody has achieved mastery.  I, at least, am very far from it.  But that is exactly the joy of it.  To keep working towards chasing that goal.  Starting from zero again and again, trusting the process,  and then feeling that exhilarating joy when  the pieces of the puzzle fit together  and the audience roars  with laughter again"  Said @Papa CJ in reply to my comment on his post.  And just like that, some golden wisdom nuggets  were dropped in a LinkedIn conversation.  All through August, I was writing about  Myths around Life & Career Transformation.  One myth: Transformation is a destination.  The reality instead is that it is a Journey  and hopefully, a never ending Journey.  To look at it in another way,  Transformation is a series of  dynamic moving goal-posts that  we keep creating and moving as we keep achieving our goals along the way.  To become the best version...

  The Work-life balance problem is NOT what you thought it was.  The First step to solving a problem is to correctly identify the actual problem. Often people take the symptom as the problem and solve it. The symptom gets resolved while the underlying problem persists. The same has happened to the ubiquitous Work-Life Balance.   The issue of Work-Life Balance is NOT an issue of Time spent at work. It's that of interest, satisfaction and passion.  Go back to the time when you were working on something you were passionate about. You spent days and sleepless nights on it. You probably slept less than 6 hours and worked more than 12 on that task/project. Every waking minute, you were entirely focused on that dream project/task.  Did you complain about Work-Life balance while you were in that zone?  We talk/complain about Work-Life Balance only when we are not enjoying our work and we are caught up in work or the workplace which we want to escape.  Org...

  We either come out BITTER or BETTER from every life challenge we face. The choice is ultimately our own.  And this choice defines our journey, in personal life as well as in the corporate world. Take for example, a professional who missed out on a promotion. The bitterness could easily take root—focusing on the injustice, blaming others, or dwelling on what was lost. But a better approach is to use this setback as a catalyst for growth. Reflect on what can be improved, seek feedback, and develop new skills. This mindset not only prepares you for the next opportunity but also sets a powerful example for your team. You come our BETTER.  Similarly, imagine navigating a difficult project that didn’t go as planned. Instead of harbouring resentment or pointing fingers, a professional who chooses to emerge better will analyze the lessons learned, share those insights, and drive positive changes in future projects. That's how the professional transforms into a Leader.  Lea...

I don't agree with "If you are the smartest person in the room, Leave the Room." If everyone starts doing that,  you will have people constantly  leaving the rooms as they realize  they are the smartest in the room.  And yes, the room you joined where  you had people smarter than you,  they are leaving that room too.  If people took this too seriously,  they will restrict entry to the room  to the people who are smarter than them.  BUT, people don't want to enter rooms  where they are the smartest ..  so how will this work??   It's a dumb thing to say and think.  And somehow assumes that you can only be in one room.  Stay in the room where you are the smartest  and help others get smarter.  Find a room where people are smarter  and learn from them.  Impart the learnings from one room to the other.  Be in both rooms and help raise the overall smartness of both rooms.  #SmartP...

  Not just limiting beliefs, the #EchoChamber you create for yourself stifles your growth. An echo chamber is  "an environment where  a person only encounters  information or opinions that  reflect and reinforce their own." Limiting Beliefs are intrinsic.  Echo Chamber is extrinsic.  While the limiting belief is your  own thoughts and beliefs that  prevent you from taking action;  the Echo Chamber is the environment  you ended up creating around you that  limits any diverse thoughts or opinions  from coming to you.  With the Echo Chamber, you have  reduced and eliminated exposure  to thoughts that are not aligned  to your current way of thinking.  That is like imposing your own  limiting belief on others by design. 

  My review of the Book 'The One Thing' was published in the Readers Club Monthly Magazine (Pg. 21) and I got a place on its #CoverPage :)  This is probably the first time I am on the Cover of a Magazine :)  Sharing the PDF of the entire magazine - there are other interesting articles and book reviews too. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AXHpd9FZj0Pm8IqdUg2CvnlwA4staPey/view?usp=drive_link  #CoachHemant #ReadersClub #TheOneThing #BookRecommendation